The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Gallinger, Jacob H(arold).

GALLINGER, Jacob H(arold)., American physician and Republican politician: b. Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, 28 March 1837, being one of 12 children; d. Franklin, N. H., 18 Aug. 1918. He received a common-school and academic education; was a printer in early life; studied medicine and was graduated in 1858; and followed the profession of medicine and surgery until he entered Congress. He was on the board of trustees of Columbia Hospital for Women, and a member of the board of visitors to Providence Hospital; was a member of the House of Representatives of New Hampshire in 1872, 1873 and 1891, and member of the constitutional convention in 1876; of the State Senate in 1878, 1879 and 1880, being president of that body the last two years. He was surgeon-general of New Hampshire, with the rank of brigadier-general, in 1879-80; received the honorary degree of A.M. from Dartmouth College in 1885; served as trustee of George Washington University for several years, and was chairman of the Republican State committee from 1882 to 1890, when he resigned the place, but was again elected to the position in 1898, and continued to serve until 1908, when he declined re-election; was chairman of the delegations from his State to the Republican national convention of 1888, 1900, 1904 and 1908; was for a time a member of the Republican national committee; was chairman of the Merchant Marine Commission of 1904-05, composed of five senators and five representatives in Congress; was a member of the National Forest Reservation Commission, and vice-chairman of the National Waterways Commission; served as president pro tempore of the Senate during a portion of the 42d Congress; was elected to the 49th and 50th Congresses, and declined renomination to the 51st Congress; was elected to the United States Senate, to succeed Hon. Henry W. Blair, for the term beginning 4 March 1891, and successively re-elected by the legislature without opposition in 1897, 1903, 1909; was re-elected by popular vote 3 Nov. 1914 for a fifth term.